Reasons To Be Happy - Rashida Saherwala and Sejal Sarda

Even the darkest night will end as the sun will rise”

It’s been an unpredictable few months, as everything has changed in a short span of time causing our whole world to turn upside down.

The abrupt changes in our surroundings left us confused and in dismay. We’d whine about having to study and give our GCSE examinations, however, we couldn’t fathom a situation where we wouldn’t sit our exams.

Everything was like an unstoppable rollercoaster, but we came to a conclusion.

Instead of feeding the negativity and hopelessness, we decided to adapt and bring happiness to this chaos.

We took it upon our shoulders to spread as much positivity and hope as we could, to unite our community. 

Being students in year 11, in St Christophers, we have taken the initiative to build a platform to voice our collective thoughts through an Instagram page and a website. 

As young and proactive individuals, we are constantly trying to find new ways to enjoy ourselves, which made us realise - the only way to truly experience joy is to share it with others. Therefore, we have crafted a simple challenge which we hope is enriching for the community as a whole, without compromising anyone’s safety.

Our goal is to spread positivity and hope, but most significantly bring back a sense of unity in this difficult time. Moreover, we want to collaboratively convey appreciation for the courageous doctors and staff working relentlessly as well as the patients who are fighting their own battles. 

The challenge is a representation of an individual’s reasons to be happy. This is expressed through one’s creations.

Anything that motivates you, inspires you, or defines you, will be displayed on this platform.

It can range from cooking and singing to art and sculpting. It can also be a thank you or positive message for everyone supporting the community is welcome too.

We have been growing quite steadily over the past few weeks and have reached a couple of significant milestones including reaching 100+ followers on our Instagram page, spreading our initiative to the whole school as well as collaborating with Oorja, a well known Indian humanitarian organisation.

This is only our start, we still have so much to achieve and we know the future will bring more joy. Stay safe, stay positive, and join our challenge!

We would love to hear how you have been coping with corona, quarantine, or just in general. Moreover, we would really appreciate if you joined us on this journey, especially through the challenge. You can contact us through Instagram, email, or the website.

Instagram - reasonstobehappy2020

Website- https://rashisaher04.wixsite.com/reasonstobehappy

Email- reasonstobehappy20@gmail.com